Archive for January, 2007

u-blox to Unveil New Galileo-Ready GPS Chip

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

From ABI Research
u-blox AG will unveil u-blox 5, a GPS and Galileo-ready chip featuring an acquisition performance of less than one second, at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
3GSM, which runs from 12-15 February, is one of the world’s largest telecommunications trade fairs and is expected to attract more than 60,000 visitors this year, [...]

Blue Sky Network’s Satellite-Based Asset Tracking Ships

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

D2000M/MD Provides Instant Vehicle and Vessel Location Anywhere on Earth.
Blue Sky Network, the global logistics solution provider for two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite, today announced that it has begun initial shipments of its D2000M/MD product line. This conveniently sized satellite terminal provides customers with real-time position reporting of land-based vehicles and [...]

GE Security Unveils Next Gen Container Security Solution

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

From ABI Research
The container security device is positioned inside an intermodal cargo container and registers any opening of the container door. Fixed and handheld readers at critical points along the supply chain collect container status from the device and report it.
GE Security and its global partners today announced the release of the latest version [...]

South African Rail System Adopts Passive RFID For Vehicle, Asset Tracking

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Spoornet, the rail transport division of Transnet, a diversified organization for the South African government, will equip their general freight rail fleet of 80,000 wagons with TransCore’s radio frequency identification (RFID)-based Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) technology in a multimillion dollar contract to improve asset maintenance and utilization. TransCore is teaming with ANSYS Integrated Systems to [...]

Capstone Mobile Selects GE864-Quad for Fleet Tracking Application

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the US-based m2m mobile technology arm of Telit Communications, today announced that Capstone Mobile has signed a supply agreement with Telit. Telit’s module will be used in Capstone Mobile’s fleet tracking devices to enable mobile monitoring and tracking of high value assets.
Capstone Mobile has developed a system that allows customers [...]